Their humbler followers, such as partridges, have a like power of strong propulsion, but soon tire.
次于野鴨和鴿子的鳥，如鷓鴣，有相似的巨大推動力，但很快會疲勞。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 23 Bird flight
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 推進;推進力;
?? pro向前+puls驅動，推+ion名詞后綴→向前推進 →推進（力）
"Interest in jet propulsion was now growing at the Air Ministry."
航空部對噴氣推進的興趣正在增加。
近義：thrust, boost
n. [機]動力，功率;力量;政權，權力;強國，大國;
vt. 運轉;用發動機發動;使…有力量;
vi. 靠動力行進;快速行進;
adj. 權力的;機械能的，電動的;用電力（或動力）發動的;
"The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power."
正在對這臺引擎進行改裝以增加它的功率.
近義：move, operate, activate, actuate, energise, energize
反義：incapacity, powerlessness, weariness, impotency, impotentness, impossibility
adj. 強的;堅強的;強烈的;強壯的;
adv. 強勁地;猛烈地;大大地;堅強地;
?? 音“死壯“，死壯死壯的像頭牛。
"total abstinence from strong drink"
戒絕烈性酒
近義：heavy, hefty, husky, massive, mighty, muscular
反義：impotent, infirm, labile, languid, languishing, languorous
adv. 立刻，馬上;一會兒，不久;快;寧愿;
?? 速(諧音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整棟大樓很快就熊熊燃燒起來。
近義：hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly
反義：langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore
vt. 使…疲憊;使…厭煩;
vi. 厭煩;疲勞;
n. 輪胎;頭飾;
?? 音:胎 網友：mz 補充：體（ti）熱(re)，讓人疲勞, 勞累
"Her legs were beginning to tire."
她的雙腿開始感到累了。
近義：overfatigue, overtire, overwork, pall, spend, tucker
反義：nerve, nourish, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, revitalise, revitalize